It’s been nine days since Charlie Kirk ‘s assassination, and the senseless tragedy continues to reverberate throughout the culture. Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC show has been indefinitely suspended over statements he made early in the week about the gunman’s supposed political leanings, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution creating a “National Day of Rembrance” for Kirk on Oct. 14, and a public funeral will take place Sept. 21 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Tulsi Gabbard, Tucker Carlson, Marco Rubio, and many others.
There has also been a flood of songs memorializing Kirk that have racked up huge numbers online. Two of them are even floating near the top of the iTunes Top Songs chart, and new ones are popping up on YouTube and TikTok seemingly every